Notice2021-11946
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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Published
June 8, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The University of California, Berkeley, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and objects of cultural patrimony, respectively. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the University of California, Berkeley. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30471-30472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11946]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032042; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The University of
California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of California, Berkeley, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has
determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the
definition of unassociated funerary objects and objects of cultural
patrimony, respectively. Lineal descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written
request to the University of California, Berkeley. If no additional
claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to
the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the University of California,
Berkeley at the address in this notice by July 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Thomas Torma; The University of
California, Berkeley; 119 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1500,
telephone: (510) 672-5388, email: t.torma@berkeley,edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of the University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, that
meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and objects of
cultural patrimony, respectively, under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
In 1940 or 1941, one lot of beans was removed from Santa Clara
Pueblo in Rio Arriba County, NM. At that time, George F. Carter
collected the beans from representatives of the ``East Delaware Indians
of Okla.'', a term used for the modern Delaware Tribe of Indians. The
exact breed of bean is unknown. The one object of cultural patrimony is
one vial of beans.
In c. 1900, one hank of wampum was removed from an unknown location
in Nebraska. It was collected by Frank B. Hutchens ``from Indians who
were being relocated by the government.'' The items were made of shell,
and the place of manufacture was recorded as New Jersey. The one object
of cultural patrimony is a hank of wampum consisting of 27 strands of
cylindrical shell beads.
In 1904, 1,895 funerary objects were removed from the vicinity of
Abbott Farm in Mercer County, NJ. These items were collected by Ernest
Volk as part of his annual excavations in the area and sent to the
University of California. The items collected were from funerary sites
south of Trenton that stretch along Crosswicks Creek, from the Delaware
River to Yardville, NJ. The 1,895 unassociated funerary objects are:
842 items described as ``lithics and pottery''; three sets of faunal
remains; 62 items described as ``hammerstones and flakes''; 511
lithics; 21 items described as ``lithics and mica''; 27 items described
as ``lithics, pottery, and bone''; 115 items described as ``lithics,
pottery, and charcoal''; 93 items described as ``lithics, pottery,
antler, and pipe''; 220 items described as ``lithics, pottery, bone,
charcoal and botanical remains''; and one piece of pottery.
Determinations Made by the University of California, Berkeley
Officials of the University of California, Berkeley have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 1,895 cultural items
collected from New Jersey and described above are reasonably believed
to have been placed with or near individual human remains at the time
of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony and are
believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from
a specific burial site of a Native American individual.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the two cultural items
collected from
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New Mexico and Nebraska and described above have ongoing historical,
traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American
group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects and objects of cultural patrimony and the
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin (hereafter referred to as ``The
Tribes'').
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim
these cultural items should submit a written request with information
in support of the claim to Dr. Thomas Torma, The University of
California, Berkeley, 119 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1500,
telephone (510) 672-5388, email t.torma@berkeley,edu, by July 8, 2021.
After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary objects and objects of cultural
patrimony to The Tribes may proceed.
The University of California, Berkeley is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 25, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-11946 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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